WASHINGTON (AFP) -- United States lawmakers on Wednesday, June 21, invited the chiefs of the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund to testify at a hearing looking into their shock deal that has rocked the golf world. *US Senator Richard Blumenthal. (AFP)* Richard Blumenthal,...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- United States golf legend Tom Watson called on the PGA Tour to provide full details of its merger with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf on Monday, June 19, saying the deal had left a slew of unanswered questions. *Golf legend Tom Watson. (AFP)* In an open letter sent to PGA Tour...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US lawmakers began an investigation Thursday, June 15, into the shock merger of the PGA Tour and DP World Tour with Saudi backers of LIV Golf, taking aim at tax breaks. *US Senate Finance Committee chairman Ron Wyden. (AFP)* US Senate Finance Committee chairman Ron Wyden, a...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The US Congress launched a probe on Monday, June 12, into the surprise merger of the PGA Tour with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, the chair of an investigative panel announced. *US Senator Richard Blumenthal. (AFP)* The deal unveiled last week raises questions about the role of the Saudi...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan reportedly faced calls to resign at a heated players' meeting following the announcement of a shock merger with LIV Golf. *PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan. (AFP)* Monahan was accused of hypocrisy after announcing that the US-based PGA Tour...
SINGAPORE (AFP) --Â The Asian Tour called it "a massive stride forward" for golf on Wednesday, June 7, after the PGA Tour announced a shock merger with the Saudi-backed LIV circuit, ending the sport's two-year civil war. *Asian Tour commissioner and chief executive Cho Minn Thant. (AFP)*...
MIAMI (AFP) -- The PGA Tour announced a shock merger with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit on Tuesday, June 6, rocking the golfing world with a bombshell deal aimed at ending the sport's bitter two-year civil war.  *PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan. (AFP)* In a stunning agreement that...
Nine years after it last staged the Philippine Golf Tour, the Valley Golf South is back as host of the country’s premier circuit, ready to provide a stern test to the men of the tour in the ICTSI Valley Golf Challenge beginning on Tuesday, June 6, in Antipolo, Rizal. Tony Lascuña dominated the...
Jhonnel Ababa charged back with a kind of resolve that fuel big-time results, hitting three key late birdies then bucking a slip on No. 17 to edge Guido van der Valk and Joenard Rates by one with a 71 for the ICTSI Villamor Philippine Masters crown at the Villamor Golf Club Saturday, May 27....
CEBU CITY – His stint with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) may have ended already but Filipino basketball Ramon Fernandez is not stopping with his quest to help aspiring talents to make it big not just nationally but also in the international scene. RAMON Fernandez (left), wife Karla, and...
Five years after its back-to-back staging, following its revival in 2017, the ICTSI Philippine Masters returns to its home next week with fresh challenges awaiting the Philippine Golf Tour campaigners following a makeover that turned the Villamor Golf Club into a top championship course. *The...
Action in the Junior PGT (Philippine Golf Tour) Series 2023 resumes on Sunday, May 14, at the Caliraya Springs Golf Club in Cavinti, Laguna with another huge cast from the 9 to 18-year-old ranks all geared up for the one-day tournament and a drive-chip-putt competition. Registration starts at 7...
